Spanish uses the verb but English translation uses the noun.

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Spanish uses the verb but English translation uses the noun.

Esa chica de allí recuerda a Sara. Se ríe igual que ella. That girl over there reminds me of Sara. Her laugh is like hers.Hola, se ríe is a verb but the English translation uses the noun laugh. Gracias, Shirley.
Asked 8 months ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola Shirley

Yes, sometimes the translations aren't literal. We tend to use the most natural way to say the same thing in English, like in this case. This results in using a conjugated verb in Spanish and a noun in English as you said, but the message is the same. 

I hope this clarified it.

Saludos cordiales

Inma

Shirley S. asked:

Spanish uses the verb but English translation uses the noun.

Esa chica de allí recuerda a Sara. Se ríe igual que ella. That girl over there reminds me of Sara. Her laugh is like hers.Hola, se ríe is a verb but the English translation uses the noun laugh. Gracias, Shirley.

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